Alabama Jury Awards 3 Million in Wrongful Death Suit

March – An Alabama jury awards 3 Million in a wrongful death law suit, to the surviving family members of a man who bled to death following his ulcer surgery.

The family members of Laboyish Catlin, 37, filed a medical malpractice lawsuit after Catlin died days after having surgery on his ulcer at Baptist Princeton Hospital in January of 2006.

The Prosecutors claimed that Catlin bled to death as a result of negligent medical care performed by the hospital’s medical staff. Mr. Catlin received multiple blood transfusions following the surgery; however, doctor’s failed to get the bleeding under control and sent the man home anyway, where he subsequently died. The untimely death occurred as a direct result of the after surgery bleeding which the medical team failed to get a handle on before they sent the victim home to recover. If your loved one has died as a result of the careless or negligent acts of another, contact a Mobile personal injury attorney right away for further assistance in filing a personal injury claim.

The defense argued that factors such as over-the-counter prescription medication, alcohol use and anemia contributed to Catlin’s death; however upon examining all of the evidence, the jury voted in favor of the decedent’s surviving family members, awarding them 3 million in damages.

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If you have lost a loved one due to an untimely, preventable death at the hands of another individual or entity, contact a Mobile wrongful death lawyer from the Law Office of Timothy A. Hughes, immediately. Losing someone you love in a preventable accident is very devastating for all involved. You may be entitled to seek damages on behalf of your family member. Contact an experienced attorney from our firm for more information about wrongful death law suits and personal injury claims.